Lift for Life 2012

Lift for Life 2012

Penn State tackle Mike Farrell and the members of the offense stretched as they warmed up for the tenth annual Penn State Lift for Life competition, held July 13 at the outdoor lacrosse field on the University Park campus. Farrell is president of Penn State's chapter of Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization aligning college football with rare diseases and raising awareness about them as a national priority through outreach, research, education and advocacy.

Penn State tight end Bryce Wilson and linebacker Mike Hull competed in the medicine ball toss, during the Lift for Life competition, held on July 13 on the University Park campus. Penn State Lift for Life, sponsored by national nonprofit Uplifting Athletes, is in its tenth year raising donations for the Kidney Cancer Association.

Penn State tight end Garry Gilliam helped heave a giant truck tire for the offensive team in the Penn State Lift for Life games, held July 13 at the University Park campus. The games are part of a national program, Uplifting Athletes, where student-athletes compete in tests of strength and endurance to raise funds for kidney cancer research.

Penn State players football raced to stack heavy bags in the 100-lb. shuttle run for the tenth annual Life for Life competition, July 13 on the University Park campus. Defense and offense competed against each other in strength and endurance trials to benefit kidney cancer research, sponsored by the national nonprofit organization Uplifting Athletes.

Penn State tackle Donovan Smith signed t-shirts for Brianna Rowe and her friend Kylee Atland before the games began. Proceeds from the July 13 event, part of the national nonprofit program Uplifting Athletes, benefit kidney cancer research. More than 2,500 attendees watched the football players compete in trials of endurance and strength.